Kim Yu-ri explained

Yu-ri Kim
Birth Name:Yu-ri Kim (김유리)
Birth Date:August 29, 1989
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Death Date:April 18, 2011 (aged 21)
Death Place:Samseong-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Death Cause:Suicide by poisoning
Height:[1]

Yu-ri Kim (August 29, 1989[2]  - April 18, 2011[3]) was a South Korean fashion model, who was active from late 2000s to early 2010s.[3] Despite being considered one of the most promising models in the runway scene in South Korea,[1] she died by suicide at the peak of her career.[2]

Biography

Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea on August 29, 1989. She began professional modeling in 2007 when she participated in a modeling contest.[3] During her short career she modeled mainly in the runway scene, walking for numerous fashion brands. She also had an endorsement deal with a car brand in 2009.[2]

Her mother died of a heart attack in 2009, and her father died of cancer in early 2011.[1] After that, her grandmother was her only remaining family member.[4]

Death

On April 18, 2011, she was found dead at age 21 in her apartment in Samseong-dong, Seoul.[1]

Prior to her death she had posted multiple articles about her struggles with being able to be "super skinny" on her blog, which were noted after her death.[3] It is suspected that she died by suicide using poison.[2] However, the autopsy couldn't confirm the cause of death.[5] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/21/2011042100769.html "Young Fashion Model Found Dead in Apparent Suicide"
  2. http://news.donga.com/Enter/Series01/3/09/20110419/36532416/1 "Yu-ri Kim's shocking suicide"
  3. http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/19/2011041901441.html "Deceased Yu-ri Kim, mini-homepage's sentences were about..."
  4. http://japanese.joins.com/article/305/139305.html "Yu-ri Kim commits suicide by taking poison"
  5. News: Kang. Min-jung. ko:모델 김유리 "자살도 타살도 아니다". http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/201104/sp2011042020104596010.htm. December 20, 2017. Sport Hankook. April 20, 2011. ko.
  6. News: ko:김유리 사인불명, 끝내 원인 밝혀내지 못한채 내사 종결. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201105171154501001. December 20, 2017. Newsen. May 17, 2011. ko.